Miahuatlán | |
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Coordinates: 19°42′00″N 96°52′00″W / 19.70000°N 96.86667°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Region | Capital Region |
Municipal seat and largest town | Miahuatlán |
Government | |
• Mayor | Héctor Óscar Suárez Sánchez (FM) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
Elevation (of seat) | 1,970 m (6,460 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,841 |
• Density | 164.8/km2 (427/sq mi) |
• Seat | 3,667 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
Postal code (of seat) | 91410 |
Website | (in Spanish) |
Miahuatlán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
It is located in montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 28 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 20.56 km2.
Miahuatlán Municipality is delimited to the north by Landero y Coss, to the east by Acatlán Municipality, to the south by Naolinco Municipality and to the west by Tonayán Municipality.[1]
The weather in Miahuatlán is cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1995 | 3,598 | — |
2000 | 3,807 | +5.8% |
2005 | 4,083 | +7.2% |
2010 | 4,429 | +8.5% |
2015 | 4,685 | +5.8% |
2020 | 4,841 | +3.3% |
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As 2020, the municipality had a population of 4,841 inhabitants in 13 localities.[2] Miahuatlán, the municipal seat, it's the only considered urban, where 75 % of the population resides (3,667 hab.)[2]. Other localities include Dos Jacalaes (370 hab.), Cumbre de Jonotal (285 hab.), Yerbabuena (135 hab.) and Carolino Anaya (105 hab.)[2].
It produces principally maize, rice and coffee.
In Miahuatlán , in march takes place the celebration in honor to San José, Patron of the town.